Home   :   Contact

River Kayak Skills Level 2

Aim
The River Kayak Skills Level 2 course represents the highest skill level and provides candidates with the opportunity to improve their whitewater skills on more challenging (Class III-IV) whitewater.

Kayakers taking this course should have considerable paddling experience beyond the River Kayak Skills Level 1 course.

Upon Successful Completion
The River Kayak Skills Level 2 is certified to:

Teach the following courses:
Not Applicable

Assist and/or Apprentice (Mentorship) on the following courses:
Not Applicable

Prerequisites
River Kayak Skills Level 1
River Rescue Course is strongly recommended.

Course Length
Eight (8) hours

Class Ratio
1 Instructor : 6 Participants

Location
All manoeuvres are to be performed on Class 2+ to 3+ Moving Water.

Conditions
All manoeuvres are to be performed on Class 2+ to 3+ Moving Water.

Program Overview
SAFETY
• Self Rescue
• Retrieving a swamped kayak
• Eskimo (Bow) Rescue
• Throw Bag Rescue
• Rolling
• Other Rescues

THEORY
• Boat Design and Construction
• Kayak Repair
• River Reading
• Rescue Organization
• Kayaking Resources

SKILLS
• Forward Ferry
• Jet Ferry
• Back Ferry
• Eddy Turn
• S-Turn
• Front Surf
• Side-Surf
• Enders/Pirouettes
• Stern Turn/Pivot (optional)
• Flat Spin on a Green Wave(optional)
• Required Strokes

Instructors
The following instructors are accredited to offer this course:
River Kayak Instructor Level 2
River Kayak Instructor Trainer


The following instructors may assist/apprentice (Mentorship) on this course:
Not Applicable

Assessment
Coming Soon...